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Barrie FROST Obituary
FROST, Barrie James:In loving memory of Dr. Barrie James Frost, PhD, FRSC of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, who passed away peacefully on October 4, 2018, at the age of 79, in Kingston, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Survived by his wife of 52 years, Virginia (Peters) Frost and their three sons Andrew (Stephanie), Tim (Shawna) and Hugh (Sheila); and their grandchildren Megan, Ethan, Hannah, Evan, Cameron and Aidan, and niece Allison Mahan.
Predeceased by his parents Alfred Frost and Jessie (Collett) Frost, his sister Yvonne (Frost) Mahan, niece Julie (Mahan) Batt, all from Nelson, New Zealand.
Barrie was born and raised in Nelson, New Zealand. After attending Nelson College (1953-56), he completed his teacher's certificate in Christchurch, NZ, in 1959, followed by a BA at University of Canterbury in 1961, and an MA (hons) at the University of Canterbury in 1964. Barrie moved to Sydney, Australia, where he was a lecturer at the University of Sydney prior to moving to Canada to pursue his PhD at Dalhousie University. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at University of California, Berkeley, prior to moving to Queen's University, Kingston, in 1969, where he continued his teaching and research for 49 years.
Barrie spent his lifetime as a pioneer in Neuroscience research, having published over 100 articles in scientific journals - an illustrious career where he received fellowships at the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Canadian Psychological Association, and American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Hebb Award, Max Bell Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis, Erskine Fellow, NSERC Award of Excellence in Research, the Queen's Alumni Prize for Excellence in Research.
Barrie was an emeritus professor in Psychology, Biology and Physiology, and loved research and collaborating with other scientists. He continued to work internationally on research projects, until shortly before his death.
Barrie was not only an acclaimed scientist and educator, but he was an incredible husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He delighted in his family and friends and enjoyed sharing his love of discovery with everyone. He was a gifted storyteller, sage advisor, and trusted friend to all. We miss him dearly.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of your choice.
Survived by his wife of 52 years, Virginia (Peters) Frost and their three sons Andrew (Stephanie), Tim (Shawna) and Hugh (Sheila); and their grandchildren Megan, Ethan, Hannah, Evan, Cameron and Aidan, and niece Allison Mahan.
Predeceased by his parents Alfred Frost and Jessie (Collett) Frost, his sister Yvonne (Frost) Mahan, niece Julie (Mahan) Batt, all from Nelson, New Zealand.
Barrie was born and raised in Nelson, New Zealand. After attending Nelson College (1953-56), he completed his teacher's certificate in Christchurch, NZ, in 1959, followed by a BA at University of Canterbury in 1961, and an MA (hons) at the University of Canterbury in 1964. Barrie moved to Sydney, Australia, where he was a lecturer at the University of Sydney prior to moving to Canada to pursue his PhD at Dalhousie University. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at University of California, Berkeley, prior to moving to Queen's University, Kingston, in 1969, where he continued his teaching and research for 49 years.
Barrie spent his lifetime as a pioneer in Neuroscience research, having published over 100 articles in scientific journals - an illustrious career where he received fellowships at the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Canadian Psychological Association, and American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Hebb Award, Max Bell Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis, Erskine Fellow, NSERC Award of Excellence in Research, the Queen's Alumni Prize for Excellence in Research.
Barrie was an emeritus professor in Psychology, Biology and Physiology, and loved research and collaborating with other scientists. He continued to work internationally on research projects, until shortly before his death.
Barrie was not only an acclaimed scientist and educator, but he was an incredible husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He delighted in his family and friends and enjoyed sharing his love of discovery with everyone. He was a gifted storyteller, sage advisor, and trusted friend to all. We miss him dearly.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of your choice.
Published by Nelson Mail on Oct. 12, 2018.
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John Batt
November 7, 2018
Have been thinking a lot of Barrie lately and remembering all good times we had together. Never a dull moment with Barrie, he was always full of energy, stories and ideas. I know he is sorely missed by myself, Ruth, Josie, Annabel & Fintan here in Nelson NZ. To his family and friends in Canada please know you are deep in our thoughts and have our fullest sympathy.
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